Today is the release day of three books that can't be more different, but that I have been SO anticipating. One I've read in ARC form but need to go buy, and the other I've been waiting to buy in person with the author. Those three books?

Wild, Wicked, and Wanton, by Jaci Burton is one. Jaci is always a good read, an author who, no matter how much sex she writes, manages to keep each book fresh. I've already ordered this one, her first Berkley title. And the cover is delicious…always a selling point.

Michelle Willingham's Her Irish Warrior is destined to get me reading Irish historicals again. Michelle lives nearby, so we're going to have dinner one of these nights, and then we'll stalk some book stores for sightings of her book, at which time I will buy one and make her sign it right there in the store. With a loud, embarassing production, of course.

The second is Lara Adrian's Kiss of Midnight, which I have read in ARC form. Let me just say…I'm picky about vampire romances. Really picky. I'm not a big fan of neutered vamps, which so many seem to be. I like them to be predators…I like to be shown their predator side, not just be told about it. I like the world to be dark and bold, and I like an author who isn't afraid to take some risks.

Lara Adrian is exactly that. One thing I love about her writing is that she builds her world so beautifully…her writing is lush and layered, so vivid that you see the setting like a picture in your mind. Her characters are real, strong, and likable–oh, and Lucan is freaking HOT! So are the sex scenes. Like, melt-your-eyes hot. Yum.

People talk constantly about the glut of vampire romances on the market, how they might pass up good books because they are so sick of trying weak crap…but this series is a gem in the rock pile. I have the second book waiting for me to read it, and I'm already drooling.

Now, stop reading blogs and go order these books!